Refractive Error and Ocular Findings among Infants and Young Children with Severe Problem Behavior and Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Sauer, Theodor; Lawrence, Linda; Mayo-Ortega, Liliana; Oyama-Ganiko, Rosa; Schroeder, Stephen
Titel	Refractive Error and Ocular Findings among Infants and Young Children with Severe Problem Behavior and Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11 (2018) 4, S.251-265 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sauer, Theodor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-5864
DOI	10.1080/19315864.2018.1497108
Schlagwörter	Infants; Young Children; Behavior Disorders; Developmental Disabilities; Severe Disabilities; At Risk Persons; Toddlers; Vision; Visual Perception; Down Syndrome; Visual Impairments; Child Development; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Foreign Countries; Visual Acuity; Peru; Bayley Scales of Infant Development; Childhood Autism Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Frühe Kindheit; Entwicklungsstörung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Risikogruppe; Infants; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Kindesentwicklung; Autismus; Ausland; Optisches Differenzierungsvermögen
Abstract	The prevalence of refractive error and ocular disorders among infants and young children with severe behavioral problems and developmental disorders is not well defined, particularly in developing countries. We performed a retrospective review of ophthalmic examinations performed during a National Institutes of Health--funded cohort study of very young children in Peru with behavioral problems and at risk for developmental disorders. Two-hundred twenty-two children between the ages of 0 and 4 years (mean 2.2 ± 0.9 years) were examined and 100 (45.0%) had an abnormal ocular exam. Overall, the prevalence of refractive error was 33.3%, nystagmus was 12.2%, and strabismus was 10.9%. Among children with Down syndrome, refractive error ranged from 46.2% at age 2 to 85.7% at age 4. Refractive error and ocular disorders are highly prevalent even at a young age in children with behavioral problems and developmental disorders. Much of the visual impairment in this population is treatable; early identification and intervention can have a lifelong positive impact on neurodevelopment. (As Provided).
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